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The list of maritime disasters is a link page for maritime disasters by century. ... Of the estimated 1,300 people aboard, nine survived; 260 bodies were washed ...
The wartime sinking of the German Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 in World War II by a Soviet Navy submarine, with an estimated loss of about 9,400 people, remains the deadliest isolated maritime disaster ever, excluding such events as the destruction of entire fleets like the 1274 and 1281 storms that are said to have devastated Kublai Khan's ...
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HMT Lancastria – The worst single disaster in British maritime history sunk by German aircraft in June, with at least 6,000 deaths, but most likely up to 7,000, making it one of the worst maritime disasters in history. 2,477 survived with 1,738 known dead; 6,000 people are known to have boarded, but many boarded later, and a total of up to ...
View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; ... Pages in category "Maritime disasters" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 ...
The ship was towed and beached. 33 people died while around 200 passengers were rescued. [51] 33 2012 Italy: Costa Concordia – The Italian cruise ship ran aground, capsized and sank in shallow waters on 13 January off the Isola del Giglio, killing 32 people (27 passengers and 5 crewmembers) out of 3,216 passengers and 1,013 crewmembers aboard. 32
Prinsessan Sophia Albertina – Sank off Texel in the Netherlands in heavy weather. 419 people died. 419 1782 Great Britain: HMS Centaur – In September, the third-rate ship of the line was one of the ships escorting prizes back to Britain from Jamaica when she foundered in the 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane near the Newfoundland Banks. Some ...
Pages in category "People who died at sea" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 371 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .